Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

Royston Smith is currently Member, Foreign Affairs Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
13 Dec 2019	still in office	Con	5 votes out of 468, 1.1%	468 votes out of 555, 84.3%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	9 votes out of 425, 2.1%	425 votes out of 463, 91.8%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 413, 0.0%	413 votes out of 467, 88.4%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Royston Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Apr 2021	Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 - Legislative proposals relating to prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Apr 2021	Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 - Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants pending operation of a statutory scheme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Apr 2021	Financial Services Bill — Before Clause 1 - Duty of care for financial service providers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2021	Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jan 2021	National Security and Investment Bill — New Clause 4 - Framework for understanding national security	minority	no	Rebel
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Royston Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
3 Jul 2018	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
10 Oct 2017	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Royston Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
19 Dec 2016	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence
100%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
92%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
84%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
75%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
15%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
3%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
13%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
22%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
100%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
2%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
48%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71%	Minumum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
25%	More funds for social care
0%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
26%	More powers for local councils
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
10%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
7%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Reduce capital gains tax
88%	Reduce central funding for local government
97%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
100%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
24%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
17%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
17%	State control of bus services
0%	Stop climate change
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Union Regulation
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
10%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
33%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

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